Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
09/28/01
Cell Phones and Cancer, Part 2 - Better Antenna or Placebo?
(NewsFactor)
...-- do a little something funky to the
brain, a few companies are preparing a solution to what might -......" to reduce the risk of consumers getting
brain tumors from mobile phone radiation......."to a development of malignant
tumor....
09/28/01
N.Y. Hospital Fined for MRI Death
(AP)
... fractured in July by the oxygen tank as he underwent an MRI exam following surgery to remove a
brain tumor. The metal cylinder was pulled by the machine's powerful magnet from the arms of a doctor...
09/27/01
Elekta AB - publ - Interim Report for the Three Months Ended July 31, 2001
(Business Wire)
... effective and cost-efficient solutions and services for improved management of cancer and
brain disorders - aimed at enhanced quality of life....... received approval from the FDA in the US to distribute its system for image registration and
tumor localization during radiation treatment of cancer, iViewGT, in the US....
09/27/01
Elekta AB (publ): Interim Report for the Three Months Ended July 31, 2001
(PrimeZone)
... effective and cost-efficient solutions and services for improved management of cancer and
brain disorders - aimed at enhanced quality of life....... received approval from the FDA in the US to distribute its system for image registration and
tumor localization during radiation treatment of cancer, iViewGT, in the US....
09/25/01
Proxima Therapeutics Receives Canadian Medical Device Licence for New Breast Cancer Device
(Canada NewsWire)
... balloon catheter that is inserted in the cavity created by surgical removal of the breast
tumor....... device is designed to deliver radiation directly to the tissue surrounding the cavity, where
tumors are most likely to recur....... company established in 1995 to develop site-specific cancer treatment systems for breast and
brain tumors....
09/25/01
Proxima Therapeutics Receives Canadian Medical Device Licence for New Breast Cancer Device
(PR Newswire)
... balloon catheter that is inserted in the cavity created by surgical removal of the breast
tumor....... device is designed to deliver radiation directly to the tissue surrounding the cavity, where
tumors are most likely to recur....... company established in 1995 to develop site-specific cancer treatment systems for breast and
brain tumors....
09/24/01
Cell Phones and Cancer - The Debate Rages On
(NewsFactor)
It's the disquieting question that lurks in the background for a great many mobile phone users: Will this thing fry my
brain? Or, in technical terms: Does the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of radio frequencies (RF) emitted by this device contribute to the growth of
brain tumors?
